Kansas House looks at rival tax measure

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A legislative committee approved its Republican chairman’s plan for cutting Kansas sales and income taxes on Tuesday. The plan differs from the governor’s proposal to slash income taxes more aggressively.

The plan drafted by Rep. Richard Carlson of St. Marys, chairman of the powerful House Taxation Committee, would reduce individual income tax rates over the next four years only if state revenues grow by at least 2 percent each year. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback wants to cut income tax rates regardless of state revenue.

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